January 6th, 2025

~ Results for NJPW [NEW YEAR DASH!!] & Prominence
~ News and updates for AJPW [1/26], NOAH [1/11, 1/25], DDT [1/26], Giant Baba Memorial Show [1/31], Marigold [1/13, 1/19] & Ice Ribbon [2/11]

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NJPW "NEW YEAR DASH!!", 1/6/2025 [Mon] @ Ota Ward General Gymnasium in Tokyo
2,348 Spectators

(0) Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata vs. Shoma Kato, Katsuya Murashima & Daiki Nagai
 ◆Winner: Nagata (8:53) with the Nagata Lock II on Nagai.

(1) Exhibition Match: Boltin Oleg vs. Josh Barnett
 ◆Winner: Draw (5:00) time limit draw.
(2) El Phantasmo, Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma, Mastero Wato & Jado vs. Jeff Cobb, Great O-Khan, TJP, Francesco Akira & Jacob Austin Young
 ◆Winner: O-Khan (10:50) following the Eliminator on Honma.
~ ELP stated that he will put his first defense of the TV belt up against Cobb.
(3) Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, Togi Makabe & Tiger Mask IV vs. Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi, SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
 ◆Winner: SHO (7:46) over Tiger.
~ Makabe called for a singles match against Tanahashi.
(4) Taichi & TAKA Michinoku vs. SANADA & Clark Connors
 ◆Winner: SANADA (9:23) with the Skull End on TAKA.
~ SANADA continued to provoke Taichi after the match.
(5) El Desperado & KUSHIDA vs. Taiji Ishimori & KENTA
 ◆Winner: KUSHIDA (9:07) with the Hoverboard Lock on KENTA.
~ KUSHIDA stated that he wants to challenge TAKESHITA. The match will take place on January 11th in San Jose, California.
~ Desperado accepted Ishimori's challenge for the IWGP Junior belt. The match will also take place on January 11th.
(6) Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi, Titan & BUSHI vs. David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Drilla Moloney & Gedo
 ◆Winner: Titan (12:01) with the Jave Inmortal on Gedo.
~ Tsuji and Gabe brawled, while Moloney provoked Takagi.
(7) Tetsuya  Naito & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi
 ◆Winner: Naito (8:36) following the Destino on Taguchi.
~ Naito & Hiromu once more made the challenge against the Bucks for the IWGP Tag belts.
(8) Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa, Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita vs. Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, YOH & Rocky Romero
 ◆Winner: YOH (18:34) with a Ground Cobra Twist Hold on Eagles.
~ Goto stated that he seeks to challenge Sabre for the IWGP World belt on February 11th in Osaka.
~ HASHI and Oiwa brawled.
~ YOH declared that 2025 will be the year of CHAOS.

NJPW Event Cards 2025
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/njpw-event-cards-2025.html

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Prominence "24th Battle ~ Kouen Saikyou", 1/6/2025 [Mon] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
160 Spectators

(1) Miyako Matsumoto vs. Kaho Kobayashi vs. Takayuki Ueki
 ◆Winner: Kaho (8:45) with a 120% School Boy on Miyako.
(2) Kurumi Hiiragi, Night Shade & Mizuki Kato vs. Maika Ozaki, Itsuki Aoki & Kakeru Sekiguchi
 ◆Winner: Hiiragi (16:17) with a Diving Body Press on Kakeru.
(3) Natsumi Mochi & Violento Jack vs. Yuki Miyazaki & Gabai Ji-chan
 ◆Winner: Mochi (13:34) with the Metabolic Sandwich on Gabai.
(4) Hardcore Tag Match: Risa Sera & Takashi Sasaki vs. DASH Chisako & Jun Kasai
 ◆Winner: Kasai () with the Pearl Harbor Splash on Sera.

~ Risa Sera vs. Jun Kasai was announced for the 3rd anniversary show on April 24th at the 1stRING.
~ DASH also accepted a hardcore singles match against Sera, but in the SenJo ring.

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AJPW NEWS

~ Three title matches were announced for the Janauary 26th show in Chiba. Rei Saito will make his first defense of the Triple Crow belt against Yuma Anzai, Naruki Doi will put the World Junior belt on the line against MUSASHI, and Yuma Aoyagi, Fuminori Abe, and Hikaru Sato will defend the 6-Man Tag belts against the Hokuto-gun team of Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi, and a mysterious X partner, who is said to be a monster like Cyrus.

AJPW "New Year Wars 2025", 1/26/2025 [Sun] @ Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Center Hall 4 in Chiba

() AJPW TV 6-Man Tag Championship Match: [10th Champions] Yuma Aoyagi, Fuminori Abe & Hikaru Sato vs. [Challengers] Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi & X
~ 1st title defense.

() World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [69th Champion] Naruki Doi vs. [Challenger] MUSASHI
~ 6th title defense.

() Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship Match: [75th Champion] Rei Saito vs. [Challenger] Yuma Anzai
~ 1st title defense.

AJPW Event Cards 2025
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/ajpw-event-cards-2025.html

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NOAH NEWS

~ Manabu Soya was announced to defend the GHC National belt against Tetsuya Endo on January 11th at the Korakuen Hall. The full event card for the show looks as follows...

NOAH "STAR NAVIGATION PREMIUM 2025", 1/11/2025 [Sat] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(1) Eita, Shuji Kondo, AMAKUSA & Junta Miyawaki vs. HAYATA, YO-HEY, Tadasuke & Yuto Kikuchi
(2) Ulka Sasaki & Zozaya vs. Muhammad Yone & Black Menso~re
(3) Go Shiozaki, Kazuyuki Fujita, Atsushi Kotoge & Hajime Ohara vs. Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura, Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Odashima
(4) El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. & Galeno del Mal vs. Saxon Huxley & LJ Cleary
(5) TEAM 2000X vs ALL REBELLION: Daga & Yu Owada vs. Alejandro & Kai Fujimura
(6) TEAM 2000X vs ALL REBELLION: Jack Morris & Omos vs. Kaito Kiyomiya & Harutoki
(7) TEAM 2000X vs ALL REBELLION: OZAWA vs. Kenoh

(8) GHC National Championship Match: [13th Champion] Manabu Soya vs. [Challenger] Tetsuya Endo
~ 6th title defense.

~ Eita will defend the GHC Jr. belt against HAYATA on January 25th in Osaka.

NOAH "SUNNY VOYAGE 2025", 1/25/2025 [Sat] 17:30 @ EDION Arena Osaka, 2nd Stadium

() GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [57th Champion] Eita vs. [Challenger] HAYATA
~ 1st title defense.

NOAH Event Cards 2025
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/noah-event-cards-2025.html

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DDT NEWS

~ Chris Brookes will defend the KO-D Openweight belt against Shuji Ishikawa on January 26th at the Korakuen Hall.

DDT "NEW YEAR, NEW HERO 2025", 1/26/2025 [Sun] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(-) KO-D Openweight Championship Match:[84th Champion] Chris Brookes vs. [Challenger] Shuji Ishikawa
~ 2nd title defense.

DDT Event Cards 2025
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/ddt-event-cards-2025.html

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GIANT BABA MEMORIAL NEWS

~ Meiko Satomura will be taking on Nanae Takahashi in a special singles match on the show. Then Yu Owada will not be competing on the upcoming show, due to joining TEAM 2000X, and NOAH rookie Daiki Odashima will be taking his place.

"Giant Baba 25th Anniversary Memorial ~ Taiyo Kea Retirement Show ~ Fumito Kihara Ring Announcer Debut 35th Anniversary Commemoration Show", 1/31/2025 [Fri] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() Z-Brats vs Tokyo Yankees: Kota Minoura & KAI vs. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana
() LIMIT BREAK 8-Man Tag Match: Muhammed Yone, Atsushi Kotoge, Hajime Ohara & Daiki Odashima vs. Yukio Naya, Yuki Iino, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuya Koroku
() Fumito Kihara Ring Announcer Debut 35th Anniversary Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Takuya Nomura vs. Koji Iwamoto & Fuminori Abe
() Mitsuya Nagai, Masao Inoue & Ryuji Hijikata vs. Shiro Koshinaka, Jinsei Shinzaki & Osamu Nishimura
() Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI vs. Naruki Doi & Hikaru Sato
() Naoya Nomura vs. Kumaarashi
() Meiko Satomura vs. Nanae Takahashi

() Special Street Fight ~ Tornado Bunkhouse 8-Man Tag Death Match: Atsushi Onita, Ryuichi "Fire" Kawakami, Raijin Yaguchi & Yuko Miyamoto vs. Jun Kasai, Shuji Ishikawa, Masashi Takeda & Black Menso~re

() 25th Anniversary of Giant Baba's Passing ~ Taiyo Kea's Retirement 6-Man Tag Match: Taiyo Kea, Minoru Suzuki & MAZADA vs. Jun Akiyama, Naomichi Marufuji & Satoshi Kojima
~ Referee: Kyohei Wada

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MARIGOLD NEWS

~ Matches were announced for the January 13th show in Nagoya and the January 19th show at Korakuen.

Marigold "New Years Golden Garden 2025", 1/13/2025 [Mon] 14:00 @ Nagoya City Chunichi Hall in Aichi

() Rea Seto & Ryoko Sakimura vs. Naho Yamada & Nagisa Tachibana
() Hummingbird vs. Riara
() Nao Ishikawa & Minami Yuuki vs. Bozilla & Megaton
() Mai Sakurai & Misa Matsui vs. Nagisa Nozaki & CHIAKI
() MIRA, Victoria Yuzuki & Seri Yamaoka vs. Miku Aono, Natsumi Showzuki & Chika Goto

() Marigold World Championship Match: [2nd Champion] Utami Hayashishita vs. [Challenger] Tank
~ 1st title defense.

Marigold "New Years Golden Garden 2025", 1/19/2025 [Sun] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() Superfly Championship Match: [2nd Champion] Victoria Yuzuki vs. [Challenger] Yuki Mashiro
~ 1st title defense.

() United National Championship Match: [2nd Champion] Mai Sakurai vs. [Challenger] Nagisa Nozaki
~ 1st title defense.

() Twinstar Championship Match: [3rd Champions] Bozilla & Tank vs. [Challengers] Nanae Takahashi & Seri Yamaoka
~ 1st title defense.

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ICE RIBBON NEWS

~ The Triangle Ribbon belts were announced to be in defense on February 11th at the TOKYO SQUARE.

Ice Ribbon, 2/11/2025 [Tue] 12:00 @ TOKYO SQUARE in Itabashi-ku, Tokyo

() Triangle Ribbon Championship Match: [48th Champion] Kyuuri vs. [Challenger] Kaori Yoneyama vs. [Challenger] Arisa Shinose
~ 2nd title defense.

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